Diseño de un horno basculante a diésel con una capacidad de 60 kg. de cobre fundido para la Universidad Técnica de Manabí mediante uso de software libre.

Abstract

In the design of the diesel tilting furnace, it is important to know the requests and parameters to be considered in order to adequately satisfy the need of the Technical University of Manabí, for this reason it is important to study all the processes that are part of the design of a furnace looking for a improvement in combustion, in the smelting process and the reduction of energy losses. In the development of this work, we start with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of copper, foundry, furnaces, refractory materials, types, crucibles, combustion, fuels, chemical reactions. It is essential to know these concepts in order to have enough knowledge to propose several design options. It starts with the approach of the specifications, parameters and design considerations where the crucible is defined for 60 Kg of molten metal and a diesel-based combustion. Subsequently, the internal chamber of the furnace is dimensioned, to carry out a heat transfer analysis, determine the losses through the walls and know the power requirements that the burner needs to satisfy the required thermal needs. Once the dimensions of the furnace have been defined and its components selected, the tilting system is evaluated. An effort calculation is made for the support structure, where it is required to obtain a simple, economical system with materials available in the national market. Finally, the design is captured in assembly, sub-assembly and workshop plans; In addition to a cost analysis in order to have the necessary information for its future construction.